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Klopp expects a different type of match in Munich

Jurgen Klopp thinks Liverpool’s Champions League last-16 second leg clash against Bayern Munich will be a different affair with key players returning for the fixture.

A last-16, first-leg game low on quality and high on errors saw both teams, with a combined 10 European Cups, struggle to create chances in a 0-0 draw at Anfield with just three shots on target in 90 minutes.

Sadio Mane had the best two chances for the hosts, screwing a shot wide in the first half and then seeing a stooping header tipped away by Manuel Neuer in the final five minutes.

Both teams had key players missing – most significantly for Liverpool the suspended Virgil Van Dijk – and Klopp expects things to be different in Munich on March 13.

Despite the dull draw, however, Klopp has not changed his mind about his former Bundesliga rivals.

“I would be really silly if I would have seen weaknesses and I would say now: ‘Yes, (they will have) problems at home’,” he added.

“They don’t have problems, really. We will see who is fit that night, that’s for us important and for them important.

“Bayern had a couple of problems obviously tonight – (Leon) Goretzka I am pretty sure will play that game, maybe Arjen Robben is then fit.

“That could make a big difference as well with his experience, maybe (Franck) Ribery starts.

“So there are a lot of things that can change but we will have a player (Van Dijk) back at least.

“We can play better than we did tonight, so this game is not decided. I don’t think there is any weak team and for sure no team at home is weak, Bayern is not.

“It is not the result or the game we dreamed of. What we wanted was to get a result we can work with and we can work with that result, obviously.

“We still feel like we are proper in the competition but we have to show that in three weeks.”